Mitch Buonaguro

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Mitch Buonaguro
Current position
TitleConsultant
Team Saint Rose
Conference Northeast-10 Conference
Biographical details
Born (1953-12-04) December 4, 1953 (age 69)
Queens, New York, U.S.
Playing career
1971–1975 Boston College
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1975–1977 Boston College (assistant)
1977–1985 Villanova (assistant)
1985–1991 Fairfield
1991–1996 Texas A&M (assistant)
1996–2003 Cleveland State (assistant)
2003–2005 UNC Greensboro (assistant)
2005–2010 Siena (assistant)
2010–2013Siena
2015–2019 Fairfield (assistant)
2019–present Saint Rose (consultant)
Head coaching record
Overall107–162
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1986 MAAC regular season
2× MAAC tournament (1986, 1987)
Awards
1986 MAAC Coach of the Year

Mitch Buonaguro (born December 4, 1953) is an American college basketball coach and current consultant at Saint Rose.

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Coaching career

Buonaguro was an assistant coach under Rollie Massimino for the national champion 1984–85 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team. [1]

Buonaguro was the head coach at Fairfield University from 1985 to 1991. During his first season, he coached the Stags to its first MAAC Championship, first berth in NCAA tournament where the Stags faced the Illinois Fighting Illini in the first round; and ended the year with a 24–7 record, the most wins in school history. As a result, his MAAC coaching peers recognized him as the 1985–86 MAAC Coach of the Year. The following season, Buonaguro coached Fairfield through an injury-plagued season to mount an improbable run to its second consecutive MAAC Championship and to earn its second consecutive bid to the NCAA tournament where the Stags faced the top-seeded and eventual national champion Indiana Hoosiers in the first round.

Buonaguro was named the 15th head coach in Siena history on April 8, 2010, after being the lead assistant coach at Siena the past five years for previous coach Fran McCaffery. [2] After posting a 35–59 record in three seasons Buonaguro was dismissed from Siena on March 12, 2013. [3]

In April 2015, Buonaguro re-joined Fairfield as an assistant. [4] Buonaguro was led go from Fairfield in 2019 after head coach Sydney Johnson was fired. Buonaguro became a special consultant for Saint Rose's men's and women's basketball teams. [1]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Fairfield Stags (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference)(1985–1991)
1985–86 Fairfield 24–713–11st NCAA Division I first round
1986–87 Fairfield 15–165–97th NCAA Division I first round
1987–88 Fairfield 8–204–107th
1988–89 Fairfield 7–212–128th
1989–90 Fairfield 10–196–105th (South)
1990–91 Fairfield 8–204–128th
Fairfield:72–103 (.411)34–54 (.386)
Siena Saints (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference)(2010–2013)
2010–11 Siena 13–188–107th
2011–12 Siena 14–178–10T–6th
2012–13 Siena 8–244–149th
Siena:35–59 (.376)20–34(.370)
Total:107–162 (.398)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References

  1. 1 2 Kelly, Michael (January 10, 2020). "Buonaguro helping Saint Rose basketball teams — both of them". The Daily Gazette . Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  2. ↑ Katz, Andy (April 8, 2010). "Source: Buonaguro to replace McCaffery". ESPN . Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Siena fires coach Mitch Buonaguro". ESPN . Associated Press. March 12, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  4. ↑ Amedio, Steve (April 19, 2015). "On the Record: Buonaguro going back 'home'". The Saratogian . Retrieved May 5, 2020.
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